The PKF - Business Growth Award

PKF (UK) LLP ("PKF") is one of the UK’s leading firms of accountants and business advisers, which specialises in advising the management of developing private and public businesses. We pride ourselves on creating and sustaining supportive relationships where objective and timely advice enables our clients to thrive and develop.

Our clients benefit from an integrated approach based on understanding the key issues facing small and medium sized businesses. This enables us to meet their needs at each stage of development and allows them to focus on building the value of their business.

We are delighted to be sponsoring a local Business award in association with the Chamber of Commerce especially looking at a local company who represents the ethos behind the way we at PKF operate.

Business Growth Award

For businesses which can demonstrate dynamism, commitment to growth and success in achieving planned objectives.
Successful smaller businesses should be able to demonstrate a clearly defined vision for developing and growing the business in.

Can you show significant development in one or more of the following areas:

• Training
• Marketing
• People development
• E-commerce

The judges will be looking for evidence of success in the following broad areas:

• Profitable growth of the business
• Hard, tangible evidence of commercial success; effective financial controls will be important to the success of the business as will customer-focused marketing strategies
• A written business plan with strategy and vision for the next 3-5 years; and clearly defined objectives that will shape the organisation’s growth & development
• Strong leadership and management with the ability to drive the business forward,
• Understanding of the market and mechanisms to respond to change
• Funding mechanisms and investment plans for the business
• Organisational culture which encourages employee development, creativity and empowerment